Looking at 79 FSJ 2DR...

[red91]

Heres what I could see....
I-6
4spd trans
D-44 front and rear..

do it yourself t-case on floor...

in NICE shape 77k original.

Heres the vin but I can't decode it...

J9M16NC147240

ANYONE that can tell me more...please do. It fired right up, no smoke, standard oil leak possibly due to valve cover gasket, rebuilt carb...Ramsey winch...(bonus)

LOOKS BEEFY. Want to buy it if I can figure more out.

 

[Lawn Cher']

Heres what I could see....
I-6
4spd trans
D-44 front and rear..

do it yourself t-case on floor...

in NICE shape 77k original.

Heres the vin but I can't decode it...

J9M16NC147240

ANYONE that can tell me more...please do. It fired right up, no smoke, standard oil leak possibly due to valve cover gasket, rebuilt carb...Ramsey winch...(bonus)

LOOKS BEEFY. Want to buy it if I can figure more out.

What more do you need to know? Get it!

 

[red91]

What more do you need to know? Get it!

I need CLEARANCE from the bookkeeper. I THINK i can get that. Just wondering if there are any problems that I should be worried about with the T-18 trans, and the Spicer 20 T-case.


Comments ?

 

[Matthew Currie]

I need CLEARANCE from the bookkeeper. I THINK i can get that. Just wondering if there are any problems that I should be worried about with the T-18 trans, and the Spicer 20 T-case.


Comments ?

They might not be entirely suitable for crushing gravel, but otherwise I wouldn't worry too much. Most of those old cast iron Warner T this-or-that's are pretty robust, and easy to rebuild too. Spicer T-cases are pretty sturdy too. All gears, maybe a little rattling as they age, but strong. I don't know whether they changed the I6 engine after the early 70's, but after they dumped the disastrous Kaiser OHC 230 in the 60's, they ran a good ol' Rambler 6 - I.e the forebear of the XJ 4.0, and that's probably what this one still had.

I haven't looked at later ones, but my old 64 Gladiator had a TC shift lever that looked pretty poorly placed, requiring a bit of a reach down, but it turned out to be perfect, because you could hit it into 4high with your right foot.

 

[STEELFISH]

Heres the vin but I can't decode it...

J9M16NC147240

ANYONE that can tell me more...please do. It fired right up, no smoke, standard oil leak possibly due to valve cover gasket, rebuilt carb...Ramsey winch...(bonus)

LOOKS BEEFY. Want to buy it if I can figure more out.

J=Jeep
9=1979
M=Toledo 4 spd Left Hand Drive
16=Cherokee 2 Dr- 109" Wheelbase
N=6200 GVW
C=I6,258-2V
147240= Sequential Serial Number

Oh yeah and check out www.ifsja.org lots of good stuff there on the fullsizers